Information from a poll of registered voters in cedar rapids, iowa, to assess voter support for a new school tax was the basis for the following statements (cedar rapids galette, august 28,1999): the poll showed 51 percent of the respondents in the cedar rapids school district are in favor of the tax. the approval rating rises to 56 percent for those with children in public schools. it falls to 45 percent for those with no children in public schools. the older the respondent, the less favorable the view of the proposed tax: 36 percent of those over age 56 said they would vote for the tax compared with 72 per- cent of 18- to 25-year-olds.